joshua clottey

Do you like this story? BoxingA -A Former welterweight champion Joshua "the Grandmaster" Clottey of Ghana will return to the ring in a light middleweight bout against Calvin Green of Texas on March 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.A Both Clottey and Green are 33 years of age, and the 154 lb.

Boxer Antonio Margarito of Mexico and promoter Bob Arum pose in front of Cowboys Stadium before the weigh-in for the WBO welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Joshua Clottey of Ghana on March 12, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

Promoter Bob Arum talks in front of Cowboys Stadium before the weigh-in for the WBO welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Joshua Clottey of Ghana.

The first part of March was undoubtedly a great success for boxing. Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey had just sold 700,000 pay per views and attracted 51,000 fans to the Cowboys stadium.

A couple of weeks later, Wladimir Klitschko would achieve the same attendance feat in Europe as he defended his heavyweight titles against Pittsburgh's Eddie Chambers.

The rest of the month so far though has been less than glamorous for a sport the media are often quick to demonize.

"The Event" between Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey concluded with a one-sided unanimous decision victory.

Moments ago Manny Pacquiao retained his WBO welterweight title against Joshua Clottey in a one sided decision victory.

In less than 48 hours, Manny Pacquiao will face Joshua Clottey inside the ring amid a huge crowd of 45,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium.

WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines, a Catholic, squares off against Joshua Clottey of Ghana , of Muslim faith, on March 13, 2010 in Arlington, Texas.

CLICK : A large Manny Pacquiao poster hangs on the basement of the Gaylord Texan on Monday, March 8, 2010 Joshua Clottey held his media day workout on Monday, March 8, 2010 on the basement of the Gaylord Texan Convention Center.

Texas billionaire Jerry Jones' new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium will once again place Texas at the center of the sports world map on March 13th when Manny Pacquiao faces Joshua Clottey.